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Martin Ferguson’s Nuclear Waste Dump Bill Now in the Too Hard Basket?

Nuclear waste dump debate on back burner, ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), 17 May 11, By Alison Middleton The Federal Government says it hopes the Senate will debate its proposed legislation for a nuclear waste dump in the Northern Territory at the next sittings of the Upper House in June.

The bill paves the way for a dump to be built at Muckaty Station near Tennant Creek. It also also allows for alternative sites if that nomination does not go ahead.The bill was due to be debated last week but was not.A spokeswoman for Federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson says the Government hopes the bill will be debated at the next opportunity.Nuclear waste dump debate on back burner – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

May 17, 2011 - Posted by | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, politics

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